Hi everyone,

The problem got solved magically. My friend has managed to open the file somehow. I do not know what has worked.
Thank you!

Lena

Hi everyone,

I have figured out the issue - I did run out of space and had to move files to another hard disk before I could continue working on my Sketchup model without moving the file.
Thank you everyone for your help!

L

Hi everyone,
I wanted to share how I have solved the issue:

I drew symbols presenting various lights on top of my floor plan (in Layout). I drew continious lines between each light fixture to the location of each light switch (in Layout). I then used a paint bucket sampling a dotted line (I found it in Scrapbook, I think. However if you draw one dotted line by yourself and then sample it with paint droplet (the same as we paint any surface) and apply it to each continious line, you will turn your solid lines into dotte lines within a minute. I created a table in Word (a table and the description). I then dragged a jpg image of the table into Layout. I then copied and dragged a symbol of each light switch into the corresponding tab of the table (I might have used it different layers in Layout for the table and for the symbols but I do not think it is neccessary).

Tha is it. I spent quite a bit of time searching for the solution of creating a RFC and combining it with the description, but I could not find it. I am an interior decorator, not a designer or an architect.
For the final school project, I had to use several software to make a final package:

SketchUp - to draw the model Layout to organize RCP and the description of the lights. Word - to create the table and the description. InDesign - to put all renderings, pictures, RCP, etc together into a 55-page document. PDf: I think I addes some arrows at the end here.

I have attached two pages of my Reflected Ceiling Plan submission. These two pages a part of a 55-page document that I then prepared in Indesign.

That is it!

Lena

Reflected ceiling plan.JPG

RCP with dimensions.JPG

Presumably you are describing furniture with curved surfaces. If you are going to use the projected texture method you need to create some visible edges to limit where the texture will get applied. Here's a quick example with visible edges about halfway up the radius corners.
Screenshot - 3_26_2022 , 8_35_08 PM.png
After you've applied the textures you can hide those edges.

Be aware though that By Axis is not a perfect tool. It has a tolerance that does allow things to be very slightly off axis and still show the colour. It is more of a general overview than a perfect accuracy checker. We have seen cases where people insist their model is accurate because the colours says so, but there are still errors buried in the detail. If you suspect something is out of alignment the Text tool can be used to check the coordinates of endpoints.

On Off axis.gif

You are the best!!!! You got me the exact answer. Thank you so much!!!!!
L